Sometimes I say to myself, “I don’t think I can do this,” but then I remember this story… I was called up to the stage. It would be my first ever piano recital. I was a shy and introverted 4-year-old. My nerves immediately took over my body and I ran off stage like I was running from a monster. I hid under the arms of my dad, trying to escape the fear. I didn't want to be in the spotlight anymore and I didn’t want to do this... Then came the next recital. This time, I had the tiniest amount of courage to get up on that stage again, and I got to perform. Actually, I got to perform many more times after that. I knew I had the talent, but I couldn’t let my nerves hold me back from doing something I loved to do. It was an enormous hurdle I had to surmount, but once I got to the piano, it was just me up there. The warmth of the stage lights hugged and welcomed me back again and again, and it soon became one of my ...